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Asked: June 8, 20262026-06-08T14:26:12+00:00 2026-06-08T14:26:12+00:00

I find the code below , but I can’t understand this. if (!-[1, ]

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I find the code below , but I can’t understand this.

if (!-[1, ] && !window.XMLHttpRequest) {
    document.execCommand("BackgroundImageCache", false, true);
}

What does if(!-[1,]) mean ? Thanks

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    2026-06-08T14:26:14+00:00Added an answer on June 8, 2026 at 2:26 pm

    It’s a hack to detect old Internet Explorer. -[1,] is -1 in modern browsers (so false with !) but NaN in old IE (true negated). The first version to return correct result is IE9.

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